Celebratory Officer

Role Responsibility

The Kent Registration Service is looking for Celebratory Officers to register and conduct their civil ceremonies; these include marriages, civil partnerships, and renewal of vows. This is an opportunity to play a key part in a couple’s special day and is a wonderfully rewarding customer-facing role, giving you the opportunity to meet a wide range of people.

We have annualised hours contracts available across the county for 248 hours and 136 hours per annum. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments over the year regardless of the hours worked that month.

The greatest proportion of the work will take place during peak ceremony times which under normal circumstances will be from June to September inclusive. You will be required to work Fridays and/or Saturdays dependent on your contractual hours. During your training period you will need to be flexible to consolidate your learning as there may not be sufficient ceremonies in your own district.

Celebratory Officers are mainly allocated to ceremonies at licensed venues, which provides the opportunity to work at a wide range of Kent’s beautiful ceremony venues. Whilst you will be allocated to a District base, the ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential. You may also occasionally be allocated to ceremonies at Register Offices where required.

Candidates must be available to attend the following:

- Assessment Days which will be held week commencing 17 February 2025 

- Interviews which will be held week commencing 24 February 2025 

- Contracts starts 1 April 2025.

- Registration of Marriage Training for successful candidates which will take place on 14 May – 16 May 2025 OR 27 May – 29 May 2025 – dates to be confirmed with candidates 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Salary is £25,127 pro-rata (This equates to approximately £1,772 or £3,232 per annum depending on the size of the contract taken)

For more information about us visit akentishceremony.com

Contact Details

Anna Strange-Bennett, 03000 417210, anna.strange-bennett@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.